Former President Roh Moo-hyun 14th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony... Moon Attends
Held at Bongha Village at 2 PM on the 23rd
Ruling and opposition leaders, Prime Minister Han Deok-su, and political figures gather
The 14th anniversary memorial service for the late former President Roh Moo-hyun will be held at 2 p.m. on the 23rd at the special stage in the Ecological Culture Park of Bongha Village, Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam.
According to the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation, the memorial service will be attended by the late President Roh’s wife Kwon Yang-sook, their son Roh Gun-ho, and other bereaved family members, former President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook, People Power Party leader Kim Ki-hyun, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, Justice Party leader Lee Jeong-mi, among others.
From the Presidential Office, Lee Jin-bok, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs, will attend. From metropolitan local governments, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon, Gwangju Mayor Kang Ki-jung, Gyeongsangnam-do Governor Park Wan-su, Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Young-rok, and Jeollabuk-do Governor Kim Kwan-young will attend. From the Democratic Party, floor leader Park Kwang-on and other party leaders and lawmakers will participate.
Former chairpersons of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation Han Myeong-sook, Lee Hae-chan, Lee Byung-wan, Yoo Si-min, as well as foundation executives including Do Jong-hwan, Lee Jae-jung, Jeon Hae-cheol, and Jung Young-ae, former ministers of the Participatory Government such as Jang Ha-jin, and Kim Hong-gul, a lawmaker representing the bereaved family of former President Kim Dae-jung, will also attend.
The theme of the memorial service is "History is slow, but it progresses." Announcer Kim Yeo-jin will host the event. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Cultural Heritage Administration Commissioner Yoo Hong-jun will deliver memorial speeches. There will also be a time when 18 citizens share stories they wanted to tell the late President Roh. The memorial performance will be given by popera singer Han Ga-young.
After the memorial service, the bereaved family, former President Moon, Roh Moo-hyun Foundation Chairman Chung Sye-kyun, the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the Prime Minister will pay respects at the late President Roh’s burial site, followed by citizens paying their respects.
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The memorial service will be broadcast live on the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation’s YouTube channel. On the same day, the Roh Moo-hyun Citizen Center in Seoul will live broadcast the memorial service on a screen in the first-floor lobby for citizens who cannot visit Bongha Village.
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